The Hindu Nationalist Movement in India

The Hindu Nationalist Movement in India
Author: Christophe Jaffrelot
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Total Pages: 624
Release: 1996
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780231103350

Using techniques similar to those of nationalist groups in other nations, Jaffrelot contends, the Hindu movement polarizes Indian society by stigmatizing minorities - chiefly Muslims and Christians - and by promoting a sectarian Hindu identity.